The Construction of History and Nationalism in India Textbooks, Controversies and Politics |
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| Author:
| Guichard, Sylvie |
| Series title: | Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-56506-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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This book centres on the construction, elaboration and negotiation of the narratives that have become official history in India. It demonstrates the conception of the school textbook as a site of national construction and more generally highlights the problematic link between historiography, nation-state and nation-building.
This book centres on the construction, elaboration and negotiation of the narratives that have become official history in India. It demonstrates the conception of the school textbook as a site of national construction and more generally highlights the problematic link between historiography, nation-state and nation-building.